Last updated August 28, 2022
This Cookie Policy explains how we uses cookies and
similar technologies to recognize you when you visit
our websites.
In some cases we may use cookies to collect personal
information, or that becomes personal information if
we combine it with other information.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your
computer or mobile device when you visit a website.
Cookies are widely used by website owners in order
to make their websites work, or to work more
efficiently, as well as to provide reporting
information.
Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, us)
are called “first party cookies”.
Cookies set by parties other than the website owner
are called “third party cookies”. Third
party cookies enable third party features or
functionality to be provided on or through the
website (e.g. like advertising, interactive content
and analytics). The parties that set these third
party cookies can recognize your computer both when
it visits the website in question and also when it
visits certain other websites.
Why do we use cookies?
We use first and third party cookies for several
reasons. Some cookies are required for technical
reasons in order for our Websites to operate, and we
refer to these as “essential” or
“strictly necessary” cookies. Other
cookies also enable us to track and target the
interests of our users to enhance the experience on
our Online Properties. Third parties serve cookies
through our Websites for advertising, analytics and
other purposes. This is described in more detail
below.
The specific types of first and third party cookies
served through our Websites and the purposes they
perform are described below (please note that the
specific cookies served may vary depending on the
specific Online Properties you visit).
How can I control cookies?
You have the right to decide whether to accept or
reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie rights
by setting your preferences in the Cookie Consent
Manager. The Cookie Consent Manager allows you to
select which categories of cookies you accept or
reject. Essential cookies cannot be rejected as they
are strictly necessary to provide you with
services.
The Cookie Consent Manager can be found in the
notification banner and on our website. If you
choose to reject cookies, you may still use our
website though your access to some functionality and
areas of our website may be restricted. You may also
set or amend your web browser controls to accept or
refuse cookies. As the means by which you can refuse
cookies through your web browser controls vary from
browser-to-browser, you should visit your
browser’s help menu for more information.
In addition, most advertising networks offer you a
way to opt out of targeted advertising. If you would
like to find out more information, please visit
http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or
http://www.youronlinechoices.com.
The specific types of first and third party cookies
served through our Websites and the purposes they
perform are described in the table below (please
note that the specific cookies served may vary
depending on the specific Online Properties you
visit).
Essential website cookies:
These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you
with services available through our Websites and to
use some of its features, such as access to secure
areas.
What about other tracking technologies, like web
beacons?
Cookies are not the only way to recognize or track
visitors to a website. We may use other, similar
technologies from time to time, like web beacons
(sometimes called “tracking pixels” or
“clear gifs”). These are tiny graphics
files that contain a unique identifier that enable
us to recognize when someone has visited our
Websites or opened an e-mail including them. This
allows us, for example, to monitor the traffic
patterns of users from one page within a website to
another, to deliver or communicate with cookies, to
understand whether you have come to the website from
an online advertisement displayed on a third-party
website, to improve site performance, and to measure
the success of e-mail marketing campaigns. In many
instances, these technologies are reliant on cookies
to function properly, and so declining cookies will
impair their functioning.
Do you use Flash cookies or Local Shared Objects?
Websites may also use so-called “Flash
Cookies” (also known as Local Shared Objects
or “LSOs”) to, among other things,
collect and store information about your use of our
services, fraud prevention and for other site
operations.
If you do not want Flash Cookies stored on your
computer, you can adjust the settings of your Flash
player to block Flash Cookies storage using the
tools contained in the Website Storage Settings
Panel. You can also control Flash Cookies by going
to the Global Storage Settings Panel and following
the instructions (which may include instructions
that explain, for example, how to delete existing
Flash Cookies (referred to “information”
on the Macromedia site), how to prevent Flash LSOs
from being placed on your computer without your
being asked, and (for Flash Player 8 and later) how
to block Flash Cookies that are not being delivered
by the operator of the page you are on at the
time).
Please note that setting the Flash Player to
restrict or limit acceptance of Flash Cookies may
reduce or impede the functionality of some Flash
applications, including, potentially, Flash
applications used in connection with our services or
online content.
Do you serve targeted advertising?
Third parties may serve cookies on your computer or
mobile device to serve advertising through our
Websites. These companies may use information about
your visits to this and other websites in order to
provide relevant advertisements about goods and
services that you may be interested in. They may
also employ technology that is used to measure the
effectiveness of advertisements. This can be
accomplished by them using cookies or web beacons to
collect information about your visits to this and
other sites in order to provide relevant
advertisements about goods and services of potential
interest to you. The information collected through
this process does not enable us or them to identify
your name, contact details or other details that
directly identify you unless you choose to provide
these.
How often will you update this Cookie Policy?
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time
in order to reflect, for example, changes to the
cookies we use or for other operational, legal or
regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this
Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our
use of cookies and related technologies.
The date at the top of this Cookie Policy indicates
when it was last updated.
Where can I get further information?
If you have any questions about our use of cookies
or other technologies, please email us at.